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Minnesota Lynx defeat Connecticut Sun, also series at 1-1

.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams scored 17 points as well as Alanna Johnson possessed 15 suggest aid the Minnesota Lynx made up for an off evening for star Napheesa Collier and defeat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at some video game each Tuesday.Collier, who scored 80 points in the two-game sweep of Phoenix metro in the first round, was pursued 9 points on 3-for-14 firing. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds as well as five assists, content to permit her assisting cast lead the fee past a lively opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas possessed 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the Sun, that shot merely 5-for-20 from 3-point assortment. DeWanna Bonner racked up 17 scores and Port Mabrey incorporated 15 points on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for 20 points in the opener.Connecticut will definitely organize Video game 3 on Friday as well as Activity 4 on Sunday. At that point Game 5, if important, would certainly reside in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never lost successive home activities this season on their way to a 30-10 file for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and also their 73-70 loss in Video game 1 precisely sustained a ferocious follow-up in this persistently physical matchup that looked like volleyball at times much more than hoops.